Security Architect Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

Security Architect
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Security Architect daily rate in Portsmouth is £850, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
19 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 27 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Architect 7 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 2.87% 0.68% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.90% 0.70% -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £710 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 £720 -
Median % change year-on-year +18.06% - -
75th Percentile £853 £730 -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £850 £675 £650
% change year-on-year +25.93% +3.85% -2.26%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Portsmouth with a recognized job title 241 142 264
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.77% 96.60% 93.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 85 95
10th Percentile £290 £200 £309
25th Percentile £418 £263 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +18.32%
75th Percentile £609 £588 £648
90th Percentile £672 £646 £816
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +11.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 32 114
10th Percentile £15.72 £25.15 £51.06
25th Percentile £41.85 £32.94 £53.40
Median hourly rate £52.50 £50.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -16.67% -5.88%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.55 £63.63 £76.86
Hampshire median hourly rate £38.25 £50.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -23.50% -12.82% +4.27%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Security Architect job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Security Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Architect job vacancies in Portsmouth

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 19 June 2026, Security Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Portsmouth region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 5 (71.43%) NIST
2 5 (71.43%) Zero Trust
3 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (14.29%) Architecture Governance
4 1 (14.29%) CCSK
4 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (14.29%) CISSP
4 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security
4 1 (14.29%) Def Stans
4 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
4 1 (14.29%) SABSA
4 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (14.29%) TOGAF

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (14.29%) Aerospace
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (71.43%) Zero Trust
3 1 (14.29%) Architecture Governance
3 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security
3 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
3 1 (14.29%) SABSA
3 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (14.29%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (14.29%) CCSK
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (14.29%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 5 (71.43%) NIST
2 1 (14.29%) Def Stans
Security Architect jobs